Houston, TX
Allopathic Medical Schools | Public Non-Profit
Application Cycle: 2009-10
⭐ Overall Impressions
How did the interview impress you?
Positively 🙂
What was the stress level of the interview?
2 out of 10
0 = Low Stress, 10 = High Stress
How you think you did?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?
9 out of 10
0 = Below, 10 = Above
What are your general comments?
I was impressed with what I saw at UT-Houston. The atmosphere among the students seems very laid back and friendly, yet they have the world's largest medical center around them. The Hospital tour was nice, we saw an actual helicopter landing and a guy get rushed to the ER. The interviews were conversational and low-pressure, and if you have good credentials they will immediately shift to selling their school to you. My first interviewer was a community relations guy who gave me a book he wrote detailing the history of UT-H and the Medical Center...not a bad read if you're bored. The second was friendly and encouraging, though a bit more rushed for time. Overall, UT-H is one of my top choices now.
💬 Interview Process
What is one of the specific questions they asked you?
What can I answer for you about UT-Houston? (This led into a lot, believe me)
What was the most interesting question?
What do your parents do for a living? (I don't know that it's of any importance, maybe he was just trying to learn more about me)
How did you prepare for the interview?
Went around Houston and found a Lebanese restaurant/hookah bar, hung out with friends, basically cleared my mind of anything related to medicine. It was pretty relaxing, and there is no need to be uptight at UT-H.
What was the most difficult question?
Not really anything hard, both my interviewers turned out to be quite conversational.
What impressed you positively?
The clinical facilities (Hermann)are absolutely amazing...there are so many resources that UT-Houston draws on, virtually the entire medical center is available for your education. Also, much of the basic training area was renovated since the flood in 2001, so they are all new and clean.
What impressed you negatively?
I wasn't able to tour every place, esp MD Anderson and the Texas Heart Institute, although that may be because the place is so big.
What did you wish you had known ahead of time?
That the Texas Medical Center hasn't had a day without construction somewhere on it's grounds for nearly 20 years.
🤝 Campus and Facilities
How do you rank the facilities?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this school's location?
10 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?
9 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
📍 Travel and Logistics
Who was the tour given by?
Student
How did the tour guide seem?
Enthusiastic
What is your in-state status?
In state
What were your total hours spent traveling?
2-3 hours
What was your primary mode of travel?
Automobile
About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?
< $100
Where did you stay?
Hotel
What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?
Econo Lodge
How would you rate the hotel?
6 out of 10
0 = Bad, 10 = Great
Would you recommend the hotel?
yes
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